A mysterious assassin begins wiping out all the members of Kira's old resistance cell.A mysterious assassin begins wiping out all the members of Kira's old resistance cell.A mysterious assassin begins wiping out all the members of Kira's old resistance cell.
Cirroc Lofton
- Jake Sisko
- (credit only)
Judi M. Durand
- Station Computer Voice
- (voice)
- (as Judi Durand)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the first Star Trek episode to be directed by Mike Vejar since TNG: "Coming of Age", his only TNG directorial credit, almost nine years earlier in 1988. From this point onward, he remained one of the franchise's regular directors until the cancellation of Enterprise in 2005.
- GoofsSisko's combadge flips above and below his grey shoulder pad in between scenes.
- Quotes
Lt. Commander Worf: Remember Rule of Acquisition No. 111: "Treat people in your debt like family - exploit them!"
Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax: *You* know the Rules of Acquisition?
Lt. Commander Worf: I'm a graduate of Starfleet Academy. I know many things.
- ConnectionsFeatured in What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy
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A decent enough idea but the writing was quite poor.
"The Darkness and the Light" is a frustrating episode. While it has a neat idea for the plot, some really awful dialog and poorly written characters make this one a chore to watch from start to finish--especially the finish.
When the show begins, one of Major Kira's old friends in the Resistance has been murdered. Soon, more and more of these old compatriots start dying and it's obvious that someone has a beef against these folks. But without knowing who it is, they only can sit around like sitting ducks.
This episode gets really bad in the last 10 minutes...really, really bad. When Major Kira thinks that her old friends have been blown into space, she runs about the ship beating up every security officer she sees. Why?!?! And isn't she supposed to be REALLY pregnant?! Soon after this bad scene, she miraculously knows exactly who is behind all this and how to find them...and we have absolutely no idea how this magically occurred. What's worse is that instead of bringing a security detail or telling the Bajorans, she goes off on her own and is soon caught. DUH!!! Then, unfortunately, we are treated to some of the worst dialog and speechifying I've heard on any Trek episode.
The bottom line is that the show stinks because it rarely makes much sense and the final confrontation scene was terribly handled.
When the show begins, one of Major Kira's old friends in the Resistance has been murdered. Soon, more and more of these old compatriots start dying and it's obvious that someone has a beef against these folks. But without knowing who it is, they only can sit around like sitting ducks.
This episode gets really bad in the last 10 minutes...really, really bad. When Major Kira thinks that her old friends have been blown into space, she runs about the ship beating up every security officer she sees. Why?!?! And isn't she supposed to be REALLY pregnant?! Soon after this bad scene, she miraculously knows exactly who is behind all this and how to find them...and we have absolutely no idea how this magically occurred. What's worse is that instead of bringing a security detail or telling the Bajorans, she goes off on her own and is soon caught. DUH!!! Then, unfortunately, we are treated to some of the worst dialog and speechifying I've heard on any Trek episode.
The bottom line is that the show stinks because it rarely makes much sense and the final confrontation scene was terribly handled.
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- planktonrules
- Jan 6, 2015
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